On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump announced that he will again run for president. It’s a rushed move for relevance following the underwhelming Republican midterm performance.

Unsurprisingly, Trump has not taken kindly to criticism that he bears the blame for the GOP’s election night struggles. Trump thus used his campaign announcement to reject any criticism of his candidate endorsements and reiterate his disdain for the 2020 election results, congressional Democrats, the “deep state,” and China. However, Trump offered a low-energy delivery. Originally touted as a tight 30-minute speech, Trump rambled on for about an hour. His delivery was akin to that of a nervous student, reluctant to read an essay before his high school English class. It was a far cry from the bold, high-energy character that so defined Trump’s most effective 2016 rallies.